Sphaeralcea Parvifolia, Small-Leaf Globemallow
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Common name:
Small-leaf globemallow
Family:
Scientific name:
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of Nevada, Utah and Arizona; small parts of California, Colorado and New Mexico
Height:
Usually up to 15 inches; sometimes twice this
Habitat:
Dry plains, hillsides, roadsides; between 4,500 and 7,000 feet
Leaves:
Alternate, ovate to triangular, grey-green, generally unlobed, with wrinkly edges; up to 2 inches long and wide
Season:
May to September
Leaves of sphaeralcea parvifolia may be undivided, or shallowly divided into three or five lobes. Leaf edges are irregular, usually wrinkled or toothed. Leaves are heart-shaped at the base. Leaves are grey-green in color, while the stems are grey or whitish; both are covered by star-shaped hairs. Stems grow vertically upwards, generally about two feet tall. Plants inhabit dry, semi-desert locations and can produce dozens of stems, each bearing several dozen flowers; they are abundant in many areas.
The symmetric, cup-shaped flowers have five partly overlapping, reddish-orange petals enclosing a group of pistils and stamens, these latter with white filaments and yellow anthers. The five sepals are ovate to lanceolate, pointed at the tip.
The symmetric, cup-shaped flowers have five partly overlapping, reddish-orange petals enclosing a group of pistils and stamens, these latter with white filaments and yellow anthers. The five sepals are ovate to lanceolate, pointed at the tip.
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